Table 4 Treatment and renal outcome in different SIS groups
Variables | Total N = 81 | Low-SIS N = 23 | Medium-SIS N = 24 | High-SIS N = 34 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Immunosuppressive treatment, n (%) | |||||
 Prednisone only | 52 (64.2) | 19 (82.6) | 15 (62.5) | 18 (52.9) | 0.071 |
 Methylprednisolone pulse therapy | 18 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 6 (25.0)* | 12 (35.3)* | 0.007 |
 Immunosuppressive medications | 22 (27.2) | 4 (17.4) | 8 (33.3) | 10 (29.4) | 0.436 |
Renal recovery at 6 months post-biopsy, n(%) | |||||
 Complete | 52 (64.2) | 15 (65.2) | 12 (50.0) | 25 (73.5) | 0.195 |
 Partial | 28 (34.6) | 7 (30.4) | 12 (50.0) | 9 (26.5) |  |
 None | 1 (1.2) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
Renal outcome evaluated by eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | |||||
 ≥ 60 | 47 (58.0) | 16 (69.6) | 8 (33.3)* | 18 (67.6)# | 0.014 |
 < 60 | 28 (42.0) | 7 (30.4) | 16 (66.7) | 11 (32.4) | |